Contents Department Head Letter ………..2

Recognizing Susan Weller ………3

Hodson Alumni Award ……………4

Richards-Hodson Lecture ……….5

Spivak Lab Update ………………….6

Welcome to the Department ….8

New Students …………………………9

Awards & Honors…….…………..10

Frenatae Update ………………….11

Alumni Update …………………….12

Donation Opportunities ……….13

Recent Publications ………………14

this past year – new faculty, new staff, new graduate students, and amazing research, extension and teaching, it is easy to agree with Garrison Keillor. What we do is clearly above average, or to be a bit more modest, “not too bad.”

In May, we hosted the 17th annual Hodson Alumni and Graduate Student Recognition event. The recipient of the Hodson Alumni award this year was Dr. Deb McCullough, a Professor and Extension Entomologist at Michigan State University. Deb received her PhD degree from Dr. Herb Kulman, in 1990. Deb quickly established a highly visible and productive career as the Forest Entomologist at Michigan State. In addition to her many previous awards, she was also honored this year at the NCB-ESA meetings, with the Distinguished Extension Award. Deb gave an entertaining yet profound seminar on the current challenges and impacts of the Emerald Ash Borer in Michigan, as well as many other invasive insect pest species attacking our Midwest forests.

In October, many of our alumni and friends were also able to join us for the 2nd Annual Richards-Hodson Lectureship. We launched this annual lectureship last year as part of our 125th Anniversary Celebration, with Dr. May Berenbaum speaking (University of Illinois). Our speaker this year was Dr. Cole Gilbert, Assoc. Professor of Entomology at Cornell University. Cole was the top choice among the Graduate Students, and he did not disappoint. Dr. Gilbert delivered an outstanding lecture, sprinkled with a healthy dose of humor and wit! I want to acknowledge the leadership of PhD student, Anthony Auletta, who promoted this event, and Cindy Harley and Marla Spivak who hosted Cole during his visit.

New Faculty & Staff: I’m very pleased to introduce our most recent Faculty member, Assistant Professor Dr. Chris Philips. Chris will be developing Sustainable Fruit & Vegetable IPM programs, particularly for recent invasive insect pests, such as Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) and the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug. Chris brings a wealth of IPM and Fruit and Vegetable experience to our department; he completed his PhD in Entomology at Virginia Tech (2013; Tom Kuhar's Lab), and most recently worked as PostDoc at Washington State University, in Bill Snyder's lab (Insect Ecology, Organic production systems). Chris joined us on Aug. 25th, and is located at the NC-Research & Outreach

Center, in Grand Rapids, MN.

I’m also pleased to introduce you to Sally Daly our new Executive Office and Admin Specialist. Sally now manages our website, new course administration, the alumni database, assists Felicia Christy with hiring, and is now the editor of the department newsletter. Sally is a 2009 graduate of UND, and is pursuing her M.S. in Strategic Communications from the UofM.

ESA, Portland: By popular request, we plan to host the Mixer again at the ESA meetings. Please mark your Calendars for Monday, Nov. 17th, 8:30pm, Double-tree Hotel (Hawthorne room).

Our Graduate Students: Also at ESA, we will again have many students participating in the Oral and Poster Presentation competitions. Please check your program for our Minnesota students, and attend as a many as possible. They will appreciate your support! Please see page 10 for a list of recent award recipients, and our website for complete bios of our students.

Our Faculty: We are pleased again this year with several faculty receiving awards. Dr. Steve Kells is the recipient of the 2014 Crown Award for Leadership by the National Pest Management Association, and was featured in the Oct. Issue of the PCT Magazine. Drs. Ken Ostlie, Ian MacRae, and Bob Koch, as well as Extension IPM Specialist Bruce Potter were selected for the UofM Extension Team award. Dr. Susan Weller was elected by ESA members to serve as vice-president elect, beginning in 2015. Also, please join me in congratulating Drs. Brian Aukema and Ian MacRae, who were promoted this year to Associate Professor and Professor, respectively! Regarding faculty, we are excited to announce a new search underway for a Pollinator Ecologist (Assist. Prof). Dr. Spivak was instrumental in working with the state legislature (LCCMR) to see this to fruition. This will be a collaborative position with CFANS and the College of Biological Sciences.

Stay Connected: A huge thank you to our Alumni who completed a survey this past summer, reflecting on the quality of their graduate education, and offering suggestions for improvement. A summary of the survey results will be included on our web page this fall. Follow departmental happenings online:

Web: entomology.umn.edu

facebook.com/ento.umn.edu

@UMN_Entomology

Thanks again for your support and see you soon, on campus, or at ESA!

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Dr. Susan Weller has had a busy year, but she found time to sit down with newsletter contributor Sabrina Hymel (and scientist in Dr. Steve Kells’ lab) to discuss her most recent work. On the Bell Museum - Dr. Weller serves as the director of the Bell Museum, and she believes the museum serves the land-grant mission of the University and provides a forum for showcasing research and providing K12 educational programs in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). With plans approved for new facilities to be built on the St. Paul campus, Dr. Weller states, “We are very fortunate that our board and members are very passionate about the museum and planetarium.”

On her ESA Presidency - Dr. Weller describes her election to the 2017 presidency of the Entomological Society of America as both “exciting and humbling.” She has previously served on the governing board as a representative for North Central Branch. Starting out as a new professional was challenging, and she credits the professional networking climate within her ESA section, Systematics and Evolutionary Biology as “very welcoming” as it has served as a bridge into the entomology community. In fact, Susan met her most important career mentor, Dr. Jackie Miller, at an ESA meeting.

On University Service and personal goals - Dr. Weller is driven by a strong desire to enable access to science education for all age groups. She has co-led NSF programs to engage K-12 students in the sciences by bringing graduate students into classrooms. Over the last 15 years, more than 30 undergraduates have had their first research experiences led by Dr. Weller. She has also focused on mentoring graduate students to prepare them for careers in entomology. She serves on the University’s Women’s Faculty Cabinet and in subcommittees for improving the work climate for women scientists and junior scientists.

Message to Alumni – Right in line with her professional goals, Dr. Weller encourages alumni to “pay it forward” to upcoming entomology students and new professionals by supporting education and research opportunities. The department should always “feel like home” for alumni as a place to foster excitement for education.

One of her goals as president of the ESA will be to continue to build diversity within the organization by recruiting and retaining members at all career stages.

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Dr. Deb McCullough has a joint appointment in Entomology and Forestry at Michigan State University (MSU), where her responsibilities include research, extension, and teaching. Her research focuses on forest insect ecology, impacts, and management, with the goal of developing long-term, sustainable strategies to protect forest health.

She received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the School of Forestry at Northern Arizona University in 2006, was recognized by the MI Department of Agriculture for Outstanding Contributions to Michigan Natural Resources in

2005, and received MSU awards for the Outstanding Extension Specialist (2002, 2000), and NCB-ESA Extension Award (2014).

In May, Dr. McCullough was able to revisit the St. Paul campus to receive her award. She also gave a seminar entitled "Invasive Forest Pests - Who, What, Where and the Toll They Take." It was great to have her on campus. Her laughter was contagious, and her humor kept the office staff (especially Felicia) cracking up.

Looking forward to the next time you’re in Minnesota, Deb!

Professor - Michigan State University

Ph.D.: UMN, Entomology M.S. Forestry, B.S. Biology: Northern AZ University Research Interests: invasive forest pests, such as emerald ash borer. Presentations: over 650 since 1992 Publications: 60+ manuals/bulletins and 50+ articles for trade publications. 95+ papers. Teaching: Insects and Diseases, Forest Shade Trees.

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The Hodson Alumni Award is named in honor of Dr. Alexander Hodson, Department head from 1960-1974, is intended to annually recognize and honor an outstanding alumna or alumnus of the Department of Entomology.

Please consider submitting a nomination!

Nominations will be accepted at any time, but must be received by February 15, 2015 to be considered for the current year’s award. Nominations not previously selected will be held for 2 years (these may be updated by the deadline). The recipient will be selected by the Department’s Awards Committee, and must be willing to present a seminar at the ceremony in May. Nominees must have demonstrated distinguished accomplishments and leadership in entomology through research, writing, teaching, extension or administration, and related career activities.

Nominations may be sent to: Dr. Rob Venette, Chair – Awards Committee

1980 Folwell Ave. Rm 219. St. Paul, MN 55108 e-mail: rvenette@fs.fed.us

Please submit: a CV, 3 letters of support, and a letter highlighting the nominee’s accomplishments.

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In 2011, alumnus Dr. Sping Lin (Ph.D 1952) gave a generous donation to support the Richards-Hodson Lectureship in Insect Physiology and Ecology. The first Richards-Hodson Lectureship was given by Dr. May Berenbaum, as part of the 125th Anniversary celebration last year October.

For the second annual Richards-Hodson Lectureship, we were thrilled to host Dr. Cole Gilbert, associate professor of entomology at Cornell University. Dr. Gilbert is the first recipient of the award to be voted in by the entomology graduate students, who also played a major role in coordinating his visit to Minnesota. Dr. Gilbert was Anthony Auletta’s (Ph.D student, Mesce lab) undergraduate advisor.

Dr. Gilbert is an expert on insect sensory systems, and his research program focuses on how insects use visual information to guide their behaviors. He has worked on a myriad of arthropod systems, including tiger beetles, flies, mantids, and jumping spiders. His lecture, entitled “Blinding Speed in Insects and Other Animals,” showcased some of this research, and posed a very interesting question: what happens if you move so fast that your eyes and brain literally cannot keep up? The focus of the talk was primarily on super-speedy tiger beetles that effectively “run blind,” and the ingenuous ways they have solved this problem.

Masterfully delivered, filled with fascinating information, and peppered with humor, this year’s

lecture was another phenomenal success for the department. The St. Paul Student Center Theater was nearly packed! Among those present were entomology students, faculty, staff, and alumni, many of whom returned to the U just for the occasion! Also present were numerous other eager learners from all over the U and beyond. Dr. Gilbert’s enthusiasm for insects is infectious, and that shone through clearly in his presentation, which— judging from comments after the talk— was very well received by those in attendance.

After the lecture, Dr. Gilbert was treated to a night on the town by the entomology graduate students. Highlights from the outing included delicious Indian food in Northeast Minneapolis, as well as a stop at Dangerous Man Brewery. Before he had to head back to New York on the following afternoon, the students made sure that he got a taste of some authentic Ethiopian food, as well delicious Italian desserts from Cossetta in St. Paul and fun trinkets from Midtown Global Market.

Overall, the event was a huge hit, and one that has us very excited for the future of the Richards-Hodson Lectureship. The department enjoyed Dr. Gilberts visit, and as for Cole himself—he’s already looking forward to his next trip to Minnesota for the 2015 ESA Annual Meeting.

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With news from the Spivak Lab!

the remaining one-third to be paid by the UMN College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences and fundraising efforts.

The important work of the Bee Lab has been made difficult by its cramped quarters. 900 square feet isn’t enough space! Construction of the new 10,000 square foot research facility on the UMN St. Paul campus is planned next spring and finish in mid-2016.

The new space will allow the Bee Lab to further explore man-made and natural solutions to the many issues that have caused the bee population to decline.

In August, Dr. Marla Spivak and the Bee Lab attended a celebration in their honor at Eastcliff, where it was announced that the Practical Laboratory for Bee Research would be named after our own Alumnus Rebecca (Becky) Masterman! (pictured below at the celebration) Becky received her Ph.D. in 2000.

A second facility will be a “Pollinator Discovery Center” at the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. The Tashjian family (Alice and her son Joe) generously donated $2M for the construction of this facility. This will be a public venue for people of all ages to learn about bees and other pollinators and pollinator landscapes. The Arboretum continues their fundraising efforts to make this amazing vision a reality.

Together with the Bee Research Lab on the St Paul campus, the Twin Cities area will be leaders in research, education and outreach on bees and other pollinators.

We’re building new facilities!

As a result of a MN State Bonding bill, two-thirds of the total cost to build a new Bee Research Lab on the St Paul Campus will be paid by the State of Minnesota, with

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20th Annual Honey House Halloween Party!

For two decades the Spivak Lab has been hosting a ‘they’re going to tear down the building, let’s throw one last bash’ Halloween party. With new facilities on the way, these parties are numbered. The department always has a great time carving pumpkins, eating pizza, judging the costume contest, and socializing in the little honey house, but can hardly wait to have this event in the new space!

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Bee Squad Employees – a growing team! Becky Masterman – Beekeeper and Associate Program Director Jenny Warner – Beekeeper Clara Costello – Beekeeper/Equipment Manager Ana Heck - Beekeeper Jessica Helgen - Beekeeper Bridget Mendel – Beekeeper/Grant Writer Elaine Evans – Entomologist/Wild Bee Squad Captain Ian Lane – Wild Bee Team Entomologist Joel Gardner – Wild Bee Team Entomologist

Hive to Bottle Program Maintaining 100+ hives in MN

Spotlight:

Urban Ventures

The Bee Squad has started a partnership with Urban Ventures, in Minneapolis. Students and Staff at Urban Ventures love their new rooftop beehives! Sponsored by General Mills Honey Nut Cheerios.

We’re busy as bees!

-Wild Bee Safari Day

-Pollinator Party

Honey Extractions at:

MIA Family Day

MCA 3rd Thursday

Town & Country

Richardson Nature Center

Weisman Art Museum

MN Honey Company

UMN Bee Squad

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Our honey can be your honey! Frenatae (our entomology grad student club, see pg 11.) will hold their annual honey sale. Stop by Hodson Hall or the St. Paul Student center on Dec 1st-3rd or contact Frenatae directly at Frenatae@umn.edu

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evaluating the efficacy of ecologically-based pest management. He received his Ph.D. in entomology from Virginia Tech and his B.S. and M.S. in entomology from the University of Delaware. Most recently, Dr. Philips worked as a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Entomology at Washington State University, studying the ecological basis of natural pest control in organic and conventional farming systems.

In addition to his research, Chris will be taking on a graduate student this spring, as well as teaching an online course in Insect Pest Management.

Chris grew up in North Texas, where he spent most of his summers outside swimming and fishing. He still takes any opportunity he can to be outside. He enjoys fishing, hiking, kayaking, mountain biking, and anything that allows him to spend time with my wife Becky and their two girls, Penelope and Haylee.

In August, Chris was able to spend a few days on campus, as he completed his orientation. It was fun to have him in the office, and he was able to experience some important Minnesota ‘firsts’. He attended a MN Twins game with Dr. Bill Hutchison, and even got to experience the MN State Fair on opening day. He visited the Entomology State Fair booth, attended a discussion on pollinators, and hopefully enjoyed some food on a stick before heading back to the NCROC.

works at the North Central Research and Outreach Center in Grand Rapids, MN, where he is already known to the community as ‘the bug guy.’

The emphasis of Dr. Philips’ research will be on the applied ecology and sustainable integrated and organic management of fruit and vegetable arthropod pests including brown marmorated stink bug and spotted wing drosophila. In addition to focusing on the management of pests in field grown crops, he hopes to greatly expand on the high tunnel research taking place in Minnesota. He is looking to evaluate management programs for potential pests to provide control options before they become serious problems.

To date, Dr. Philips’ research has focused on understanding the ecology of pest control and improving pest management decision-making and control strategies. He is particularly interested in

After an extensive search and interviews with many outstanding candidates, we are happy to welcome Dr. Chris Philips to our department as the Fruit and Vegetable Entomologist. Dr. Philips

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Edwin Benkert - Ph.D. Student, advised by Ken Ostlie. He is broadly interested in IPM and IRM solutions for crop pests in agriculture, including biological control, crop rotation, and other management practices.

Lucas Camargos - Ph.D. Student, advised by Ralph Holzenthal. His research focus is descriptive and revisionary taxonomy, as well as phylogenetic systematics of Neotropical caddisflies (Trichoptera).

Jonathan Dregni - Ph.D. Student, advised by George Heimpel. He will be studying the relations of Aphelinus certus and other parasitoids by looking at oviposition behaviors and intrinsic competition, the battle of wasp larvae within the bodies of aphids.

Hannah Gray - Ph. D. Student, advised by David Andow and George Heimpel. Her research focuses are natural enemy ecology, conservation biological control, and tropical-temperate comparisons in agroecosystems.

Zach Marston - M.S. Student advised by Bob Koch. His goal is to develop spectral reflectance vegetation indices for unmanned air systems that can both differentiate between brown stem rot and aphid pressure in soybean fields as well as quantify their destruction.

Ernesto Razuri Gonzales - M.S. Student advised by Ralph Holzenthal. His research focus is a revision of the Neotropical long-horned caddisfly genus Atanatolica (Trichoptera: Leptoceridae).

Anh Tran - M.S. Student advised by Bob Koch. She will be looking at the lethal and sub-lethal effects of insecticides on non-targeted insects, particularly predators of the soybean aphid.

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Tavvs Alves– 2014: Chiang Travel Grant

Anthony Auletta – 2014: Chiang Travel Grant

Edwin Benkert – 2014: MGK Fellowship for Insect Pest Management Research.

Renata Borba – 2014: Graduate Program in Entomology Travel Grant, University of Minnesota; GAPSA travel grant; Chiang travel grant.

Lucas Camargos – 2014: Chiang Travel Grant

Theresa Cira –2014: Alumni Society Graduate Studies Professional Development Award, Global Food Ventures Workshop Scholarship, MnDRIVE Graduate Fellowship, North Central IPM Center Travel Grant, Entomological Society of America - NCB Travel Scholarship, 1st prize for PhD 10-minute talk at ESA-NCB

Elaine Evans – 2014: Chiang Travel Grant

Samuel Fahrner – 2014: Allan Peterson Graduate School Fellowship

Hannah Gray – 2014: Entomology Fellowship

Anna Hansen – 2014: Chiang Travel Grant

Anthony Hanson – 2013-2014: MGK (McLaughlin Gormley King) - Fellowship for Insect Pest Management Research, Chiang Travel Grant

Andrea Hefty – 2014: Chiang Travel Grant

Chan Heu – 2014: Chiang Travel Grant

Joe Kaser – 2014: Lugger-Radcliffe Graduate School Fellowship, MN Drive Graduate Fellowship, Chiang Travel Grant, Alumni Society Graduate Studies Professional Development Award

Petra Kranzfelder – 2014: Marion Brooks Wallace Graduate Fellowship. Torske-Klubben. Fulbright

Scholarship Exchange Program with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Chiang Travel Grant, Thesis Research Travel Grant

Ian Lane – 2014: Chiang Travel Grant

Trisha Leaf – 2014: Chiang Travel Grant

Grace Li – 2014: Chiang Travel Grant

Geoffrey Lynn – 2014: Chiang Travel Grant

Fraser McKee – 2014: Morris and Elaine Soffer Rockstein Graduate Fellowship, Lugger-Radcliffe Graduate School Fellowship, Chiang Travel Grant

Amy Morey – 2014: Monsanto Research Grant Award, Dow Foundation Entomology Student Award, UMN Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, ESA-NCB PhD Poster 1st place, Departmental Block Travel Grant, Chiang Travel Grant

Joelle Olson – 2014: Morris and Elaine Soffer Rockstein Graduate Fellowship.

Luis Ernesto Razuri Gonzales – 2014: Chiang Travel Grant

Derek Rosenberger – 2014: Graduate Program in Entomology Block Travel Grant, Chiang Travel Grant, Canadian Institute of Forestry travel grant

Matt Smart – 2014: Chiang Travel Grant

Amanda Stephens – 2014: Chiang Travel Grant

Marissa Streifel – 2014: Canadian Institute of Forestry travel grant, Chiang travel grant, Canadian Institute of Forestry travel grant

Anh Tran – 2014: DOVE Fellowship

Lesley Tylczak – 2014: Chiang Travel Grant

Judy Wu-Smart –2011-2014: EPA Star Fellowship. 2014: Chiang Travel Grant

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Awards & Honors

Graduations

John Beckman – Ph.D. Advised by Ann Fallon

Thesis, "Molecular Mechanism of Wolbachia Induced Cytoplasmic Incompatibility”

Adela Oliva Chavez – Ph.D. Advised by Uli Munderloh

Thesis, “Functional characterization of two anaplasma phagocytophilum genes required for infection of mamillian host and

tick vetors, respectively.”

Alexander Egan – Ph.D. Advised by Len Ferrington

Thesis, "Chironomidae (Diptera) Communities in Freshwater Coastal Rock Pools"

Michael Goblirsch – Ph.D. Advised by Marla Spivak

Thesis, "The effects of Nosema ceranae on honey bee health."

Robin Thomson – Ph.D. Advised by Ralph Holzenthal

Thesis, "Phylogeny of the Microcaddisflies with a revision of the genus Leucotrichia Mosely (Trichoptera: Hydroptilidae)”

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Multiple students that attended the ESA’s North Central Branch Meeting in Des Moines, IA gave award winning talks and posters. Trisha Leaf, Anthony Hanson, Tavvs Alves, and Mike Goblirsch also competed in the Linnaean Games.

Frenatae gave the 2014 FAME award to Dr. Ann Fallon. The FAME award is Frenatae’s way of showing appreciation to faculty who go above and beyond to help students in the pursuit of their degrees.

Frenatae’s newest events include outreach presentations primarily at elementary schools headed up by Erica Nystrom. Frenatae has funded raising a variety of insects (and other arthropods) for these outreach presentations so students can interact with them while learning about insects. We currently have mantids, spiders, cockroaches, and other assorted insects and are looking to expand our collection to other native insects such as walking sticks. Jim Walker, Aubree Wilke, and Anna Hansen were especially helpful in a large outreach presentation out in Anoka County in September. More information on outreach opportunities will be posted on the Frenatae website.

Frenatae has been busy with events outside the department. We had our 3rd Annual Entomology Department pig roast and potluck this summer. Dr. Ralph Holzenthal graciously let us host the roast in his backyard again. Matt Leaf cooked ribs purchased from the UMN meat lab and sausage from Kramarczuk's in Ralph’s back yard. The whole department and their families were invited. The Bowl Weevils also made a return as the department’s bowling team in the St. Paul faculty bowling

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league consisting of graduate students and faculty. There may even be a Frenatae-sponsored department bowling event coming in the near future.

In September, Frenatae sponsored Dr. Jay Rosenheim from the University of California, Davis to give a public seminar. Frenatae invites one or two speakers selected by the graduate students each year, to give a talk and meet with the students and faculty throughout the day and during an evening meal sponsored by Frenatae.

Every year we hold a honey sale along with other insect themed items such as notecards, silk scarves hand-dyed using chochineal scale insects, plus calendars of insects drawn in Ralph Hozenthal’s Insect Illustration course. This year, our honey sale will be December 1 – 3 in the St. Paul Student Center and just outside the Natural Resources library in Hodson. Honey donated by Marla Spivak’s bee lab in addition to bulk honey we purchased from local bee keeper Gary Reuter is greatly appreciated to support Frenatae. We sold out of our 1500 lbs of honey last year, and are planning to have the same amount again this year. Frenatae uses this fundraising to support the local entomology community and participate in outreach activities with the public.

Check out Frenatae’s updated website to learn more about our activities throughout the semester: http://frenatae.umn.edu/, or contact us at frenatae@umn.edu.

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Erica Nystrom Outreach

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Judy Wu Honey Sale

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Katie Lee Honey Sale

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Elaine Evans Honey Sale

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We love hearing from our alumni!

Let us know what you’re up to these days by emailing entodept@umn.edu

Dr. Adela Oliva Chavez graduated this year, and accepted a PostDoc position with Cirad-Inra, in Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe. We (especially the

Kurtti/Munderloh lab) miss her greatly, but are proud to announce that she has recently won the Young Scientist Award at the recent meeting of the 8th International Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens Meeting (TTP-8) held in

Cape Town, SA. Congrats, Adela, on this impressive award!

Dr. Allan Peterson turned 100 this past May! His

family and friends held a birthday party for him in

Crookston, MN. Thank you for all of your

contributions over the years, Allan!

Dr. Valerie Wright received her M.S. in Entomology from UMN in 1973 under Dr. P.K. Harein. In 2012, she retired from her position as Director of Education, Konza Environmental Education

Program, Konza Prairie Biological Station, Division of Biology, Kansas State. She’s been busy in her ‘retirement’ and has returned to research on the Buck Moth, Hemileuca maia, on Konza Prairie, and is an Adjunct Professor and Professor Emeritus, Department of Entomology, Kansas State

University, Manhattan, Kansas. Belated congratulations on your retirement!

Dr. Gerrit Cuperus studied under Dr. Ted Radcliffe, and received his M.S. in 1981 and Ph.D. in 1982. Since then he has had an impressive career, serving from 1982-2003 as a Regents Professor and

Integrated Pest Management Coordinator, Cooperative Extension Service, at Oklahoma State University. In addition to advising 4 Ph.D and 10 M.S. students, he coordinated with Plant

Pathology, Entomology, Agricultural Economics, Agronomy, and Agricultural Engineering, pest management programs throughout Oklahoma. In-between all that, he was the Interim Assistant

Director, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, Oklahoma State University (‘95-6), as well a USDA IPM Coordinator (‘96-7). Great to hear

from you, Dr. Cuperus!

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The Department of Entomology is a leader in global research, education and outreach. Our goals

are to inspire society to value the environmental contributions of insects and other arthropods, and

to use best management practices to protect our food, health, and environment. Our students and

faculty are well positioned to provide practical and creative solutions to everyday problems not

only in Minnesota but throughout the world. We believe in the need to build on this history.

You can help guarantee our future success by including the Department of Entomology in your

estate plans. A gift in your estate leaves a legacy and at the same time may provide tax savings.*

You may direct your gift to a specific area of research, students, or to the Department’s greatest

needs.

Many alumni and friends of the Department of Entomology have received great satisfaction from

including the department in their charitable gift plans. Thank you for considering us in your plans

for the future.

*Please consult with your own tax advisor or attorney.

For confidential inquiries concerning

cash gifts, gifts of securities, or

planning an estate gift for the

Department of Entomology, contact:

Cynthia Cashman

Director of Development CFANS

External Relations

235 Skok Hall

2003 Upper Buford Circle

St. Paul, MN 55108

Ph: 612-624-7489

Ph: 1-800-775-2187

Email: cashman@umn.edu

We also invite you to consider gifts to

generate momentum for the “Bee

Research and Discovery Center.”

For information, see

www.BeeCenter.umn.edu or contact Dr.

Marla Spivak (spiva001@umn.edu).

It only takes a few clicks to give online at

www.entomology.umn.edu/Giving/index.htm

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Anderson, A.M., P. Kranzfelder, A. Egan and L. C. Ferrington, Jr. 2014. A Survey of Neotropical Chironomidae (Diptera) on San Salvador Island, Bahamas. Florida Entomologist 97(1): 304-308.

Anderson, A. M., P. Kranzfelder, R.W. Bouchard and L. C. Ferrington, Jr. 2013. Survivorship and Longevity of Diamesa mendotaeMuttkowski (Diptera: Chironomidae) Under Snow. Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research 45: 22-26.

Anderson, A. M., E. Mittag, B. Peterson, and L.C. Ferrington, Jr. (in review). Winter Diets of Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) Populations in Southeast Minnesota and the Importance of Winter-active Invertebrates. Submitted to Freshwater Biology

Barbet AF, Al-Khedery B, Stuen S, Granquist EG, Felsheim RF, Munderloh UG. 2013. An Emerging Tick-borne Disease of Humans is Caused by a Subset of Strains with Conserved Genome Structure. Pathogens 2:544-555.

Baranov, V. and L. C. Ferrington Jr. 2013. Hibernal Emergence of Chironomidae in Crimea (Ukraine). Chironomus Newsletter 26: 33-40.

Beckmann, J.F., Markowski, T.W., Witthuhn, B.A., Fallon, A.M. 2013. Detection of the Wolbachia encoded DNA binding protein, HU-beta, in mosquito gonads. Insect Biochem Mol. Biol, 43, 272-279.

Brady, C. M., M. K. Asplen, G. E. Heimpel, K. R. Hopper, C. R. Linnen, K. M. Oliver, J. A. Wulff, and J. A. White. 2013. Worldwide populations of Aphis raccivora have diverse facultative bacterial symbionts. Microbial Ecology in press.

Butler, S. M., R. D. Moon, N. C. Hinkle, J. G. Millar, J. S. McElfresh and B. A. Mullens. 2013. Gonotrophic development and survival in field populations of Musca domestica [Diptera: Muscidae) at dairies in California, Minnesota and Georgia, and the relationship of fly age to relative abundance of [Z]-9-tricosene (muscalure). J. Med. Entomol. 50: 748-757.

Cheng C, Nair ADS, Indukuri VV, S, Felsheim RF, Jaworski D, Munderloh UG, Ganta RR. 2013. Targeted and Random Mutagenesis of Ehrlichia chaffeensis for the Identification of Genes Required for In vivo Infection. PLoS Pathogens 9(2):e1003171.

Crosby FL, Wamsley HL, Pate MG, Lundgren AM, Noh SM, Munderloh UG, Barbet AF. 2014. Knockout of an outer membrane protein operon of Anaplasma marginale by transposon mutagenesis. BMC

Genomics 5(1):278.

Danka RG, Rinderer TE, Spivak M, Kefuss J. 2013. Comments on: “Varroa destructor: research avenues towards sustainable control” J. Apic. Res. 52(2): 69-71

DeVries, Z.C., S.A. Kells and A.G. Appel. 2013. Standard metabolic rate of the bed bug, Cimex lectularius: Effects of temperature, mass, and life stage. Journal of Insect Physiology, 59(11): 1133-1139.

Egan, A. and R. Moon. D. 2013. Insects associated with droppings of moose, Alces alces (L.), in Isle Royale National Park, Michigan. Great Lakes Entomol. 46: 193-204.

Fleischer, S.J., W.D. Hutchison & S.E. Naranjo. 2014. Sustainable Management of Insect-Resistant Crops, pp. 115-127. In: Ricroch, A., Chopra S., & Fleischer, S.J. (Eds.), Plant Biotechnology: Experience and Future Prospects, 291 pp. Springer.

Freitag, J.A. and S.A. Kells. 2013. Efficacy and application considerations of selected residual acaricides against the mold mite Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Acari: Acaridae) in simulated retail habitats. Journal of Economic Entomology, 106(4): 1920-1926.

Goblirsch MJ, Spivak MS, Kurtti TJ. 2013. A cell line resource derived from the honey bee (Apis mellifera) embryonic tissues. PLoS ONE 8(7):e69831 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069831

Gobrlirsch M, Huang Z, Spivak M. 2013. Physiological and behavioral changes in honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) induced by Nosema ceranae infection. PLoSOne 8(3): e58165.

Hanson, A.A., S. Paula-Moraes, T.E. Hunt, and W.D. Hutchison. 2013. Supercooling point of western bean cutworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) collected in eastern Nebraska. Great Lakes Entomologist 46(3&4): (in press).

Heimpel, G. E., Y. Yang, J. Hill, and D. W. Ragsdale. 2013. Environmental consequences of invasive species: greenhouse gas emissions of insecticide use and the role of biological control in reducing emissions. PLoS One 8:e72293.

Heimpel, G. E. 2013. Biocontrol Musings: A better worm. IOBC-NRS Newsletter (Winter 2013) 35:4.

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Holzenthal, R.W., and P.T. Tinerella. 2013. Donation of USGS NAWQA macroinvertebrate collection to University of Minnesota. 61st Annual Meeting, Society for Freshwater Science, Jacksonville, Florida.

Koch, R.L. 2014. Detection of the brown marmorated stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Minnesota. Journal of Entomological Science (in press).

Koch, R.L. and T. Pahs. 2014. Species composition, abundance, and seasonal dynamics of stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Minnesota soybean fields. Environmental Entomology (in press).

McKee, F.R., Huber, D.P.W., and B.H. Aukema. 2013. Effect of host species and competitors on mountain pine beetle reproduction in interior hybrid spruce vs. lodgepole pine. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 15: 310-320.

Morey A.C., R.C. Venette & W.D. Hutchison. 2013. Could natural selection change the geographic range limits of light brown apple moth (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) in North America? In: D.J. Kriticos & R.C. Venette (Eds) Advancing risk assessment models to address climate change, economics and uncertainty. NeoBiota 18: 151–156. doi: 10.3897/neobiota.18.5288.

Oliver JD, Burkhardt NY, Felsheim RF, Kurtti TJ, Munderloh UG. 2014. Motility characteristics are altered for Rickettsi bellii transformed to overexpress a heterologourickA. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. doi:10.1128/AEM.03352-13

Oliver JD, Burkhardt NY, Felsheim RF, Kurtti TJ, Munderloh UG. 2013. Motility characteristics are altered for Rickettsia bellii transformed to overexpress a heterologous rickA. AEM 80(3):1170-6.

Olson, J.F., R.D. Moon, S.A. Kells and K.A. Mesce. 2014. Morphology, ultrastructure and functional role of antennal sensilla in off-host aggregation by the bed bug, Cimex lectularius. Arthropod Structure & Development 43: 117-122.

Olson, J.F., M. Eaton, S.A. Kells, V. Morin, and C. Wang. 2013. Cold tolerance of bed bugs, Cimex lectularius, and practical recommendations for control. Journal of Economic Entomology, 106(6): 2433-2441.

Philips, C.R., Z. Fu, T.P. Kuhar, A.M. Shelton, and R.J.

Cordero. 2014. Natural history, ecology and management of diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella, with emphasis on the United States. Journal of Integrated Pest Management. 5: D1-D11.

Philips, C.R., M.A. Rogers, and T.P. Kuhar. 2014. Understanding farmscapes and their potential for improving IPM programs. Journal of Integrated Pest Management. 5: C1-C9.

Philips, C.R., T.P. Kuhar, and D.A. Herbert. 2014. Effect of buckwheat farmscapes on abundance and parasitism of P. rapae (L.) in Virginia collards. Journal of Entomological Science. 49: 1-12.

Robinson S, Neitzel D, Moen R, Craft M, Hamilton K, Johnson L, Mulla D, Munderloh UG, Redig P, Smith K, Turner C, Umber J, Pelican K. (Submitted). Disease risk in a dynamic environment: the spread of tick-borne pathogens in Minnesota, USA. EcoHealth

Scholer, J and V Krischik. 2014. Effect of chronic exposure of imdacloprid and clothianidin in sugar syrup on honeybee colony health. Plos One.

Scott, J. G. C. A. Leichter, F. D. Rinkevihc, S. A. Harris, C. Su, L. C. Aberegg, R. D. Moon, C. J. Geden, A. C. Gerry, D. B. Taylor, R. L. Byford, W. Watson, G. Johnson, D. Boxler, and L. Zurek. 2013. Insecticide resistance in house flies from the United States: resistance levels and frequency of pyrethroid resistance alleles. Pestic. Biochem. & Physiol. 107: 377–384.

Shelton, A.M., D.L. Olmstead, E.C. Burkness, W.D. Hutchison, G. Dively, C. Welty and A.N. Sparks. 2013. Multi-state trials of Bt sweet corn varieties for control of the corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). J. Econ. Entomol. (in press).

Tate CM, Howerth EW, Mead DG, Dugan VG, Luttrell MP, Sahora AI, Munderloh UG, Davidson WR, Yabsley MJ. 2013. Anaplasma odocoilei sp. nov. (family Anaplasmataceae) from white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2013 Feb;4(1-2):110-9

Tobin, P.C., Parry, D., and B.H. Aukema. 2013. Insect invasions and climate change in forest ecosystems, in Challenges and Opportunities for the World’s Forests in the 21st Century. Edited by Trevor Fenning (UK). Springer. 838 pp.

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Thomson, R.E., and R. W Holzenthal. 2013. Phylogeny of the microcaddisflies based on gene sequence data (Trichoptera: Hydroptilidae). 61st Annual Meeting, Society for Freshwater Science, Jacksonville, Florida.

White, J.A., E.C. Burkness, and W.D. Hutchison. 2014. Biased sex ratios, mating frequency and Nosema prevalence in European corn borer, at low population densities. J. of Applied Entomol. 138(3):195.

Wimer, A.F., T.P. Kuhar, C.R. Philips, and C. Brewster. 2014. Population dynamics of Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): measuring the effects of methyl salicylate and predator recruitment in potato. Journal of Entomological Science. 49: 110-120.

Wilson MB, Spivak M, Hegeman AD, Rendahl A, Cohen JD. 2013. Metabolomics reveals the origins of antimicrobial resins collected by honey bees. PLoSOne 8(10): e77512. doi:10.1371 /journal.pone.0077512

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